What Is The Definition of Leadership?
Leaders in the writing field, leaders in the office, leaders who don’t have a position. There are hundreds of book out which talk about ‘leaders’ or ‘servant leaders.’ There are many great people who are willing to mentor others and…
Thinking Ahead With Publishing Your Book
When you choose to publish a book, you need to plan for the long term. Unlike writing a blog, where everything is ‘now’ you have to think about your audience, and how you come across long before you have your…
Book Review: What If? By Randall Munroe
In the realm of questions there a lot of variables. Questions be close ended with simple yes or no’s for answers. Questions be more complex leading you to check your watch if someone asks you what time is it? Then…
On Immunity, Eula Biss, or the Invasion of the Microbes
Mark Zuckerberg loves this book. So does Bill Gates. This book caught me by surprise, and I found myself enjoying it a lot. If you like reading something controversial and fantastic, then I strongly recommend On Immunity: An Inoculation, 2014,…
On the “Write” Track
The challenge of publishing and why perseverance pays off If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. End of post. Just kidding. But to be honest, sometimes we all need a reminder that persevering will pay off in the…
Is The Word-Loss Diet A Good ‘Diet’?
The Word-Loss Diet A Recommend The Word-Loss Diet by Rayne Hall is a good book to read if you are a more advanced writer. One of the problems many new and self-published authors have is working with words. This is…
The Illusion of Emotion in Writing
Humans feel things differently and read things differently “This is such a moving book” or “I cried when I read this” or “I laughed myself silly.” A good book will elicit some sort of emotion from you. Even a non-fiction…
If I Want to Write A Book, Can I Do It?
Writing is easy if you want to write. It’s not quite as easy if you want to write a book. I can make this comment not because I’ve managed to publish a book, but because I’ve experienced writing a book.…